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John Butler Tipton (1864 - 1897)

John Butler Tipton
Born in Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 28 Aug 1889 in Loudon, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Father of [private son (1890s - 1950s)]
Died at about age 33 in Mississippi Rivermap
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Biography

What REALLY happened to John Butler Tipton?

This is family lore. However, based on images of JBT's ancestors (who look EXACTLY like their illegitimate descendants) I believe this version to be true.

John Butler Tipton married heiress Adeline "Addie" Dorcas Anderson on August 28, 1889.

He reportedly died the following year.

However, I have been completely unable to find any legitimate death records.

We believe he abandoned Addie a year after the marriage.

According to family lore, Addie (reportedly very attractive and definitely wealthy) never remarried because she was still married to JBT. And obviously it was far more respectable to be a widow than an abandoned wife.

JBT met Sarah Cordelia Plott in Missouri [date unknown]. They never married, but he fathered her child, Kelly Manuel Tipton (1897-1953).

JBT didn't marry Sarah because he was still married to Addie.

JBT was a riverboat gambler (charming and smooth) who was killed by being thrown overboard after cheating at cards sometime in 1897, the year his son was born.

A photo of JBT's grandfather, for whom he was named, looks EXACTLY like JBT's great-grandson, my husband, down to the cleft in his chin.

A portrait of JBT's great-grandfather bears a striking resemblance to two of my husband's sons, who look very little like their sire.


Name

Name: JOHN BUTLER /TIPTON/[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 1864
Place: Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, United States[4][5]

Death

Death:
Date: 1897
Place: Mississippi River
Death:
Date: 1890
Place: Tennessee

Found multiple copies of DEATH DATE. Using 1897Array (See above)

Residence

Residence: Age: 17Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Date: 1880
Place: Morganton, Loudon, Tennessee, USA[6]
Residence: Age: 7Census Post Office: Morganton
Date: 1870
Place: District 2, Blount, Tennessee, United States[7]


Marriage

Husband: John Butler Tipton
Wife: Addie Dorcas Anderson
Marriage:
Date: 28 Aug 1889
Place: Loudon, Tennessee[8]


Husband: Jonathan Nathaniel Tipton
Wife: Eliza Jane R Blair
Child: John Butler Tipton
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 9 Oct 1861
Place: Blount, Tennessee[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S-564152745 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Morganton, Loudon, Tennessee APID: 1,6742::9795705
  2. ↑ Source: #S-564107682 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1515; Page: 85B; Image: 175; Family History Library Film: 553014 APID: 1,7163::4407503
  3. ↑ Source: #S-558186176 APID: 1,1169::2527223
  4. ↑ Source: #S-564152745 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Morganton, Loudon, Tennessee APID: 1,6742::9795705
  5. ↑ Source: #S-564107682 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1515; Page: 85B; Image: 175; Family History Library Film: 553014 APID: 1,7163::4407503
  6. ↑ Source: #S-564152745 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Morganton, Loudon, Tennessee APID: 1,6742::9795705
  7. ↑ Source: #S-564107682 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1515; Page: 85B; Image: 175; Family History Library Film: 553014 APID: 1,7163::4407503
  8. ↑ Source: #S-558186176 APID: 1,1169::2527223
  9. ↑ Source: #S-558186176 APID: 1,1169::318292
  • Source: S-558186176 Repository: #R-1048724813 Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1169::0
  • Repository: R-1048724813 Name: Ancestry.com
  • Source: S-564107682 Repository: #R-1048724813 Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,7163::0
  • Source: S-564152745 Repository: #R-1048724813 Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,6742::0
  • Source: S-564163843 Repository: #R-1048724813 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=62953304&pid=306




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